§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest available percentage rate of unemployment; and what are the coresponding figures for each of the last five years in each of the following employment exchange areas; Stevenage, Kingston, Chatham, Ilford, Enfield and Harrow.
§ Mr. John FraserKingston, Ilford, Enfield and Harow are within the Greater London travel-to-work area. Rates of unemployment can be calculated for this area as a whole but not separately for its constituent parts. Following is the information available.
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§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest available percentage rate of unemployment, and what are the corresponding figures for each of the last five years in each of the travel-to-work areas: Preston, St. Albans, Furness, Liverpool, Tyneside, Portsmouth, Plymouth,
PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT November 1975 November 1974 November 1973 November 1972 November 1971 November 1970 Preston … … 4.2 2.3 1.9 3.2 3.7 2.1 St. Albans … … 2.2 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.6 0.9 Furness … … 4.5 3.3 2.2 2.6 3.5 2.3 Liverpool … … 10.0 6.8 5.5 7.8 7.5 4.7 Tyneside … … 7.0 5.0 4.4 6.8 6.9 5.0 Portsmouth … … 5.4 2.7 1.9 2.9 3.6 3.0 Plymouth … … 6.5 3.7 2.6 3.9 4.9 3.7 Chelmsford … 3.2 1.7 1.4 2.2 2.1 1.5 Reading … … 3.4 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.6 1.2 Aldershot … … 2.6 1.1 0.9 1.8 2.0 1.5 Chester-le-Street … 7.2 5.9 4.4 5.9 6.3 5.4 Blackburn … … 5.8 2.0 1.5 2.8 4.3 2.0 Bridgwater … … 5.0 3.5 1.8 2.7 3.3 2.6 Leeds … … 4.6 2.4 1.9 3.3 4.0 2.6 Nottingham … 4.3 2.5 2.1 3.2 3.5 2.5 Manchester … 4.7 2.9 2.3 4.1 3.9 2.3 Crewe … … 3.4 2.3 2.0 3.4 3.4 2.3 Newport (Mon.) … 5.5 2.4 2.5 4.3 4.8 3.3 Paisley … … 4.7 2.8 2.9 5.4 5.9 3.5 Glasgow … … 6.6 4.9 4.7 7.9 8.0 5.4 Dunfermline … 5.5 3.7 3.5 6.6 6.5 4.6
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State tor Employment if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the total unemployment rate for each country and region of Great Britain for November 1975, together with coresponding figures 12 months and two years previously.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information:
PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT November 1975 November 1974 November 1973 South-East* 3.5 1.7 1.3 East Anglia 4.2 2.2 1.5 South-West* 5.9 3.2 2.2 West Midlands 5.2 † 1.7 East Midlands* 4.2 2.3 1.7 Yorkshire and Humberside* 4.8 2.7 2.3 North-West* 6.2 3.7 2.9 North* 6.7 4.8 3.9 Wales 6.9 3.9 3.1 Scotland 5.9 4.0 3.7 * The figures for November 1975 and November 1974 relate to revised regions which differ slightly from those in useat November 1973. † Rate not available owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency
§ Sir W. Elliottasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the
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§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information:
number of men, women and school leavers registered as unemployed in the Northern Region, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. John FraserAt November 1975, 67,375 males and 20,136 females, a total of 87,511, were unemployed in the North Region. Of these 4,628 were school leavers aged under 18.